Ministry demystifies electronic ID fears

Zebaldt Ngaruka

GOBABIS – The Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration is cautioning the members of the public to refrain from entertaining misleading information attached to the electronic identity documents (E-ID).

Currently, the ministry is conducting an outreach programme on the envisaged E-ID set to be implemented in September 2026 in the country.

Speaking to New Era, Jackson Wandjiva, the deputy executive director for home affairs and immigration responsible for civil registration, said negative and wrong information circulating on various platforms, including social media, is devoid of any truth and doesn’t speak to the reality of the E-ID.

“This is the government innovation aimed at upgrading the national identity card to provide better services delivery. There is no way a government will jeopardise citizens’ information to be vulnerable and be accessed by unauthorised people,” he stated.

Wandjiva urged people to seek the right information from the ministry, saying that they must trust the government, as this E-ID is a secured card.